An ongoing investigation reveals that UK councils placed hundreds of vulnerable children into 710 illegal, unregistered care homes—where nearly a third went missing—while regulatory gaps allowed organised criminals to help finance these settings and resulted in only two prosecutions by Ofsted. The state has failed its fundamental duty to protect vulnerable children by placing hundredsContinue reading “Illicit Care, Stolen Childhoods”
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One In Four School Starters Is Still In Nappies Due To Parents Who Think Toilet Training Is Not Their Job
One in four children starting reception are not toilet trained, and the same proportion cannot eat independently, a new survey suggests. An annual poll of 1,000 primary school teachers saw a rise in children failing to learn the fundamental skills they need for school. On average, teachers spend an hour and a half every dayContinue reading “One In Four School Starters Is Still In Nappies Due To Parents Who Think Toilet Training Is Not Their Job”